Articles by Columbus County News

February 23, 1949 ~ November 23, 2024 (age 75) Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 06, 2024  at 1 pm in the Union Funeral Home at 571 West South Railroad Street, Clarkton, NC. Viewing [Read More]

August 21, 1947 – December 3, 2024   Grady Vann Moore, 77, of Harrells, NC and formerly of Whiteville, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Grady was born on August 21, [Read More]

July 5, 1959 ~ December 3, 2024 (age 65) Ramona Harris, 65, of 33 Pascal Drive, Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 10, at Union Baptist [Read More]

November 6, 1963 ~ November 28, 2024 (age 61) Tony James Connor, age 61, of Chadbourn, NC, died Thursday, November 28, 2024, in his home.  Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late James [Read More]

April 29, 1950 ~ December 1, 2024 (age 74) Willie Gene George, 74, of 1299 Sunset Terrace, Whiteville, NC, died Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 12:00 PM [Read More]

August 17, 1938 ~ December 1, 2024 (age 86) Donald Spivey age 86, of the Vinegar Hill community died Sunday, December 1, 2024, in his home. Born in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late [Read More]

November 30, 2024 Buford Gray Hutchins of Chadbourn passed away Saturday, November 30, 2024. He was born July 21, 1943 to the late Buford Neal Hutchins and Alta Swaim Hutchins. He was a 1971 graduate [Read More]

June 6, 1977 ~ November 28, 2024  Christopher Hugh Williams of Whiteville passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024. He was born June 6, 1977 to Hugh Williams and Betty Clore Williams. He is survived by his parents; [Read More]

July 1, 1945 – November 29, 2024   Myrtle Rose Downing Parker, 79, of Evergreen, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Harborview Nursing Center in Lumberton. Myrtle was born on July 1, 1945, [Read More]

July 28, 1951 ~ November 28, 2024 (age 73) Audrey Nichols, 73, of 994 Microwave Tower Road, Council, NC, died Thursday, November 28, 2024, at his home. A Memorial Service will be 12:00 PM Thursday, December 5, at [Read More]

July 31, 1938 — November 25, 202 Mrs. Eynecka Hunter, age 86, of Tabor City, NC transitioned on Monday, November 25, 2024, at McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. The family will receive guests at the [Read More]

December 31, 1962 ~ November 27, 2024 (age 61) It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Catherine (Cathy) L. Castillo, a beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend. Cathy passed away peacefully at Lower Cape [Read More]

November 3, 1935 ~ November 27, 2024 (age 89) Catherine Emilie Cantwell Spivey journeyed to Heaven at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Whiteville, NC, surrounded by her loving family. Catherine [Read More]

December 15, 1934 ~ November 27, 2024 (age 89) James “Jim” Thorval Tompkins, age 89, of Tabor City, NC, died Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in McLeod Seacoast Hospital, Little River, SC.  He was born December 15, 1934, in [Read More]